The essential crime is that DJT’s accountant selected “Legal Expense” from the Quicken dropdown list, instead of “Personal Expense”, and he did it while conspiring to be elected president.
Remember Pretty Boy John Edwards, who fathered a child by his videographer while his wife was undergoing cancer chemotherapy, booked his NDA payment as a personal expense. The Feds charged him the same way, asserting it should have been booked as a legal expense. For better or for worse, the good jurors of North Carolina provided jury nullification.
My bad. John Edwards booked it as a campaign expense, not personal, and paid with campaign funds.
RE: The essential crime is that DJT’s accountant selected “Legal Expense” from the Quicken dropdown list, instead of “Personal Expense”,
So, a wrong entry in the drop down menu caused the entire $10 million case and a right entry would not have.
Maybe Legal Expense could have been considered a tax deductible expense while a Personal Expense is not.
So, essentially, it boils down to a non-payment of a tax, right? Is that a felony? Or a misdemeanor?
Why can’t they just fine the Trump Organization for this and move on?